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Emory University is being investigated by the federal government to determine if the school misled the National Institutes of Health (NIH) when it failed to disclose an Emory psychiatrist’s financial relationship to GlaxoSmithKline.

When it comes to losing weight, one diet is no better than the next. It doesn't matter where your calories come from, as long as you're eating less, suggests a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Imagine cutting your cancer risk by one third through small lifestyle changes? That is possible concludes a joint American British study on cancer prevention. Preventing cancer is preferable to treating it, the nonprofit global report reminds us.

The U.S. lags behind the European Union in regulating chemicals dumped into the environment. A new book by the Center for Investigative Reporting, says while the U.S. has registered about 80,000 chemicals for use, the UK requires they be assessed for their potential toxic effects.

The daughter of an elderly couple, named in a Minnesota Department of Health investigation into nursing home abuse, is having a hard time finding out what happened. A Bush administration 11th hour rule change makes it easier for the industry to keep secrets.

In this first study looking at diabetes and its impact on pregnancy, delivery, and babies, Harvard researchers find that pregnant women and new mothers with diabetes are twice as likely to become depressed.

Even low amounts of alcohol increases the risk of certain cancers in women. A new study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute finds an estimated 13 percent of breast, liver, rectum and upper respiratory/gastrointestinal cancers may be linked to alcohol use.

People guilty of domestic violence misdemeanors should not be allowed to possess guns. That decision by the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday was written by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, just back from cancer surgery. The high court was trying to decide whether someone convicted of simple battery, a misdemeanor, should be blocked from gun possession, just as is someone convicted of domestic violence.

New published research shows that anger may go directly to your heart causing an arrhythmia, a malfunction in the impulses that send an electronic signal for your heart to beat. Arrhythmia can cause congestive heart problems or increase the risk of stroke. Anger management is the key and can involve no or low-cost solutions without medication.

A new study in the Archives of Internal Medicine suggests taking B vitamins could lower the risk of age-related macular degeneration. The findings are the first to suggest a possible early prevention measure.

The FDA will expand the salmonella investigation to Peanut Corp.'s second plant in Texas as six cases with the same genetic fingerprint are linked to the company’s Plainview facility. In these cases, fresh peanut butter from a natural food store caused the sickness.

How long will the century old suspension bridges in the U.S. last? Nobody knows but Columbia University is testing the bridges using a simulator and sensors that duplicate real world conditions, so we don't have to find out in the real world.

Listeria bacteria has been found in Simply Potatoes products which are being pulled from store shelves nationwide. This time the contamination was found by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. No sicknesses are reported.

While parents are finding that the cost of a college education climbs, they might look at who the heavy earners are among college employees. This survey, from the Chronicle of Higher Education, finds those in the medical schools making multi-millions of dollars, so are some athletic coaches.

A new scientific discovery has the potential to pave the way to future medications that could fight the flu and a vaccine that would not need to be changed yearly because it could target a broad range of flu strains.

Georgia wants to become the toughest state in the nation over food producers requiring notification of any contaminated food within 24 hours. That might have averted the national salmonella outbreak at Peanut Corp. of America. The state is reeling for the impact to its $2.5 billion peanut industry.

When it comes to using a stent or a scalpel to treat coronary heart disease, this large study finds that they are roughly similar in outcome with stents offering less risk of stroke but more likelihood of additional treatment.

The Food and Drug Administration has issued a public health advisory about the immunosuppressant drug, efalizumab (Raptiva) made by Genentech, Inc. Three deaths, possibly a fourth, are connected to use of the drug, used to treat chronic psoriasis.

Researchers at Genentech Inc. have discovered a new mechanism of nerve-cell death that might play a role in Alzheimer's disease, paving the way for potential new treatments to battle the devastating neurodegenerative illness.

The family of octuplet mother, Nadya Suleman, and about six million other families across the country are facing foreclosure. To prevent a further erosion of the economy, the Department of the Treasury announced a relief plan for homeowners on Wednesday so they can stay in their homes and neighborhoods in decline stabilize.

Data from the Continental 3407 commuter plane crash in Buffalo last Thursday, is beginning to point to an overreaction by the crew to the systems that automatically took over in icyconditions. More analysis and data needs to be looked at before that theory is conclusive.

Many people who've had a bad experience with a doctor want to warn others so they turn to Web sites that allow patients to share experiences about doctors. You won't be able to do so if you sign away your rights presented in a form by doctors who join Medical Justice.

The first nationwide look at stalking by the Justice Department found, about one in three stalking cases are even reported to authorities. Even with underreporting there were 3.4 million people subjected to stalking, according to researchers.

It’s been more than 40 years since there has been any new medication approved to help the five million Americans who suffer from gout. Takeda Pharmaceuticals after four years, has won approval of Uloric.

Public perception and a failure of state and federal regulators has shaken up the lucrative peanut industry at a time when sales should be soaring. The nationwide salmonella outbreak continues but with a moderate decline. Meanwhile the source of the outbreak, PCA has filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy.

Continental Airplane Commuter Flight 3407 that crashed three days ago in Buffalo, New York, appeared to be flying normally until just 26 seconds before it came down, said the National Transportation Safety Board.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, recovering from pancreas cancer surgery, was released from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York on Friday. Doctors report the 75-year-old’s cancer has not spread. They also found a second tumor and this was malignant, though very small and was removed. She promises to be back on the court this month.

Thousands of parents of autistic children received news today that a special vaccine court denied three families seeking compensation. The court ruled the families did not convince the court the measles, mumps and rubella vaccines caused their children's autism.

Being offered money helped a large number of General Electric employees quit smoking in this published research. While most people make several attempts to stop smoking, social networking and financial compensation might be tools for business to encourage a healthier workplace, researchers suggest.

New research suggests that adding Zometa (zoledronic acid) to post-surgery hormone therapy, reduces the risk of breast cancer recurrence or death in premenopausal women by 36 percent compared to hormone therapy alone.

What did Stewart Parnell know about salmonella contamination at his Georgia peanut plant, and when did he know it? That was the question lawmakers wanted answered after incriminating internal company e-mails surfaced. But both Parnell and his plant manager refused to testify, invoking their Fifth Amendment right.

In a newly released study, British researchers suggest women who are obese during pregnancy have a greater risk of giving birth to a baby with certain birth defects, including spina bifida and other defects.

Pfizer plans to become the first drugmaker to disclose on its web site the lucrative payments it makes to doctors who promote and research its drugs. The move is intended to promote transparency and regain the trust of the public after revelations that some academics on the take were not disclosing the relationship.

FEMA gave out samples of peanut butter to ice storm victims in Kentucky which they are now warned not to eat. Meanwhile the Texas branch of Peanut Corp. is voluntarily closed after some samples taken last week reveal possible salmonella there too.

The FDA is stepping up efforts to reduce the misuse of 24 powerful painkillers, which cause hundreds of deaths each year. Letters have been sent to 16 drug companies that collectively manufacture opioid drugs that are subject to review.

The FDA has demanded that it must screen any ads that German drugmaker, Bayer AG, produces for its oral contraceptive Yaz, after Bayer agreed overpromised the drug could treat symptoms it's not approved to treat. Bayer must spend $20 million on amended ads.

This published study finds once again that a Mediterranean-style diet that emphasizes unprocessed foods, heavy with fish, olive oil, and vegetables, may help keep Alzheimer’s disease and mild cognitive impairment or borderline dementia at bay.

A new study suggests that long-term marijuana use may increase a man’s chances of developing testicular cancer. In this published study, more than one quarter of the testicular cancer patients smoked marijuana, often daily or weekly.

The accolades to US Airways pilot Sullenberger mask the fact that pilots nationwide have been taking pay cuts and retirement concessions as the industry tries to save itself. You might be surprised the salary of pilots today.

Solving the case of the poisoned peanuts that has sickened 575 people across 43 states has involved federal scientists and several state officials to determine the source. The first case of a dog sickened with salmonella after eating contaminated dog treats has also been confirmed in Oregon.

Families USA Report “Squeezed! Caught between Unemployment Benefits and Health Care Costs” finds that more than half of the unemployed are caught between making too much to qualify for Medicaid, yet being unable to afford Cobra. This is the target population the economic stimulus is designed to benefit.

16-year-old Ashley Ryburn received one Gardasil vaccine along with a meningitis shot. Then she received another Gardasil shot, her second in the three-series vaccines. She is now disabled, in pain, faints, has numb legs, not at all the athlete she used to be.

There has been a shakeup in the new Department of Agriculture Peanut Standards Board. Stewart Parnell of Peanut Corporation of America was asked to leave. The board advises the federal government on the handling standards for peanuts grown and marketed domestically as well as imported. His company is at the center of a nationwide recall due to salmonella.

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has an improved chance of surviving pancreatic cancer because it was caught early. The justice underwent surgery at Memorial Sloan Kettering today. Her cancer was caught during a routine scan.

Hispanic women living in the U.S. are delaying treatment by at least a month after finding suspected breast abnormalities, and two-thirds are being found by self-exam. Those are just two of the differences announced today in the first Binational Breast Cancer Study looking at women north and south of the border with Mexico.

A newly released study in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests radiation from a high-tech CT heart scan can increase cancer risk. And many radiologists don't employ enough protective measure to reduce exposure to radiation.

Three former employees offer a glimpse into the day-to-day sanitation lapses at Peanut Corp. of America's Georgia plant, reports the AJC. One worker recalls opening a tote full of peanuts and seeing baby mice in it.

Dialysis patients who live above sea level do better than their lowland counterparts, according to a published study which finds those living at 4,000 feet above sea level had an upwards of 15 percent lower mortality rate. Higher elevations also deliver increased performance by athletes.

Online social networking site, MySpace has purged 90,000 registered sex offenders from its site at the urging of the attorneys general from Connecticut and North Carolina. Facebook says it has its own system for monitoring users. Online bullying is a far more prevalent problem, experts say.

Lennar, a Miami-based homebuilder since 1954, is suing manufacturers, suppliers, and installers who contributed to the construction of homes with the sulfur-smelling wallboard from China that’s forcing residents from their homes. Two other class-actions have been filed by Florida homeowners.

The mystery of postpartum depression has been largely that - a mystery. But this University of California, Irvine published study found that an increased level of corticotrophin-releasing hormone (CRH), at 25 weeks might be an indicator of who develops the debilitating, yet treatable condition.

After the public embarassment at Harvard Medical School concerning faculty on the receiving end of lucrative consulting fees, the school and its teaching facilities are revisiting and revising conflict-of-interest policies.

Expect big news, perhaps this week, as a new FDA head is named. President Obama said today that he may call for an entire revamping of our food inspection system, following the salmonella outbreak across the country. Meanwhile more stores and products are announcing recalls.

Fosamax, a popular osteoporosis drug, has been linked with rare, but serious, side effects, including heart irregularity, osteonecrosis of the jaw and most recently Esophageal Cancer reports the FDA in a letter published in the January issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

How hard is it to quit the most highly addictive drug nicotine? The Today Show is partnering with the American Legacy Foundation to produce a series on quitting smoking. Joe and Maurice are hooked up in a lab to see exactly what they inhale when they smoke.

A homeowner can delay foreclosure by demanding the lender prove the suing institution is actually the same that owns the debt. During the lending boom, most mortgages were sold, resold, packaged and repackaged so many times that not only is the paperwork difficult to lay hands on, in some cases, it’s unclear who owns the loan.

An FDA expert panel says ban Darvon because it's not effective and has overdose and suicide risks.

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